Show Indian Lands and Water Vater In the Uintah Basin Is a vast area of land for less than 1200 Utes divided Into three tribes the Uintah who were first given possession the White River tribe that was really roaBy sent from Colorado Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado into Utah when they should have been kept where they were and the tribe also sent from Colorado over near Grand Junction country The property these tribes hold has a fair market price today of nore than ten million dollars per government records This is amle amle am- am tle le to make malte them wealthy individually and c collectively yet the average average av av- av- av rage Indian Is really hard pressed to make a living No great success has been attained attained attained at at- in getting the Ute to farm although he has the thc land carefully careful careful- ly guarded likewise the water With the large amount of untaxed farm land mostly unused there is about acres of grazing land held for him Considering the large Investment investment investment invest Invest- ment the enormous amount al alI already already al- al I ready spent to provide water forthe for forthe the farm lands and the desire of I the government to make the Indian Indian Indian In In- dian self supporting there should- should not be likely may not be Any valid reason for permitting long tracts good farms to remain idle Then the further and very in interesting interesting interesting in- in question comes before us viz should this land remain idle This land that never has been farmed and for which water waters Is s claimed Would it not be better for the Indian as well as for the white whiteman whiteman I man to have this land farmed fanned Even if the land should be leased I free for five to ten years providing provid provId- I ing good farming is assured would j I it not be better than this waiting waiting wait ing ing which w we see all around us j t today Evidently the original plan was I Ito to have the Indian lands scattered scatter scatter- ed in many localities insuring close association with white folks This was a good idea no doubt But education with the Indian is ismore ismore ismore more by example than by precept Only by seeing his lands produce see what these white people m may y do with a few thousand more moreth th that t are coming and will vill come more rapidly will the awaken awaken awal a- a wal waken en and decide to help himself Let the Indian help himself and while he is making malting up his mind to tobe to be more more what the Geat White Father desires more practical useful and sustaining self-sustaining let his land be beneficially used Recently Recent Recent- ly two Duchesne men appeared before before before be be- fore the senate committee at Washington G G. V. V Billings and R.G. R.G. R. R G. G Porter of of Duchesne It Is a abig abig I big subject for us The government government government govern govern- ment should cooperate more in I trying to reach the desired end I This Indian land would be worth ten times as much as it is were wei-e railroad transportation provided But forgetting the railroad we cannot ignore the above salient facts I |